Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 867 | 530 | 476 | 668 | 555 | 464 | 345 | 227 | 131 | 707 | 655 | 233 | 203 | 263 | 1038 | 337 | 694 | 1048 | 840 | 549 | 434 | 442 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.67m | 00:19AM1.57m | 12:43PM1.70m | 1:01AM1.60m | 1:24PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.46m | 6:05PM0.47m | 6:16AM0.42m | 6:48PM0.43m | 6:59AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | N 4 | SSW 16 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 867 | 530 | 476 | 668 | 555 | 464 | 345 | 227 | 32 | 30 | 453 | 233 | 142 | 99 | 4 | 337 | 17 | 24 | 365 | 292 | 309 | 234 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 509 | 520 | 318 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 34 | 73 | 78 | 27 | 164 | 229 | 203 | 263 | 18 | 19 | 14 | — | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | N 5 | S 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 131 | 707 | 655 | — | 1 | 7 | 1038 | 328 | 694 | 1048 | 840 | 549 | 434 | 442 | 421 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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